The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship
Meet the authors at Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Meet authors Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel at the museum on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 4:00 pm. They will present an interactive talk about their book followed by a booksigning.

The perfect blend of fiction and food, The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship tells the unforgettable story of Lilly and Val, two lifelong friends who form an exclusive two-person club in childhood. No matter what different paths they take along the way or what misunderstandings threaten to break them apart, Lilly and Val always find their way back together through their Recipe Club—until the fateful day when an act of kindness becomes an unforgivable betrayal.

Compellingly readable, this heartfelt story celebrates the resilience and power of women’s friendships. It’s a charming pastiche of e-mails, hand-written childhood letters, third-person narration, photographs, illustration, and more than 80 recipes to keep the plot cooking.

“Food and love without the schmaltz and warm fuzzies is what kept me turning the pages of this book. Yes, there are recipes, nostalgic and good ones, but the fascination is in how they mark the years of a childhood friendship struggling to become a life long one. If you’re lucky enough to have that one true best friend, you’ll find all the love, prickliness, laughter, blood curdling honesty, and joy here.” —Lynne Rossetto Kasper, Host of “The Splendid Table®”, public radio’s food show from American Public Media.

“The Recipe Club, a moving story about two close friends connecting and reconnecting through food and cooking, contains one of my favorite lines written to date: ‘So, how do you fix a broken heart? Maybe with ricotta cheese.’ “ —Tanya Steel, Editor-in-Chief of Epicurious.com and co-author of Real Food for Healthy Kids.

The Recipe Club at Lyman Allyn Art Museum is $5 for museum members and $10 for the general public. Reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 860-443-2545, x 112.

Copies of The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship will be available for purchase for the authors to sign.